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Circle Exercise The Circle Exercise
An exact circle is very hard to ride. Deviations happen mostly because riders aren’t sure how to keep their horses’ bodies aligned on a precise curve. Your horse has learned to move his hindquarters on one side or another of a straight line. For this exercise, think of your circle as... read

The Bull's Eye Exercise

Visualize a red and white target with a bull’s eye in the center. Using your hindquarter control, move your horse in concentric circles with the marker anchoring your horse’s nose as if it were the center of that bull’s eye. Little by little, increase the number of steps you can make around the bull’s eye until you can make a complete circle all the way around the marker. watch

 


 

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Focal Point for Speed Control

The more you give your horse to do, the more he focuses on yoru slow-down cue. | magazine only

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Dances With Hindquarters

New exercises presented here in words and photos will help refine your hindquarters movement. | magazine only

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Human Clues Help Treat Heaves

Clues from human asthma sufferers may provide tools and hope for horses with heaves. | magazine only

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Tranquilization or Training?

There's a great deal of interest in natural calmatives, but before feeding these to your horse, ask yourself why. | magazine only


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